Oct 18, 2018
Look around and youd see plenty of grey hairs in Gallagher Way as the sun was fading on an early August evening.So sure, the kids arent flocking to see JJ Grey & Mofro and Blackberry Smoke, but given the nice-sized, yet decidedly older, crowd that assembled on a Thursday night in the shadow of...
Jan 26, 2018
[instagram id="BeZl77mBsKW"]Tedeschi Trucks Band eased into the first of three nights in Chicago by offering the opening slot to fellow Floridians JJ Grey & Mofro. Their home state isn't the only thing these bands have in common, each produced some incredibly soulful music, as evidenced by the videos below by&...
Oct 8, 2014
You can point to the first Bonnaroo as a potential Ground Zero for the music festival explosion that has gripped America in the dozen or so years since its inception. While many festivals that have emerged in its wake -- both big and small -- have chosen to replicate its key elements, very few, not...
Apr 16, 2014
The intriguing Southern Soul Assembly made it's debut at Evanston's SPACE. Featuring SPACE veterans Marc Broussard, JJ Grey, and Anders Osborne as well as newcomer to the Evanston club, Luther Dickinson, this considerable star power led to a pretty quick sell out for the two shows on March 18th. Luckily, there's at least some document...
Dec 23, 2011
The Barn's 2010 Holiday Mixtape was subtitled A Very Jamband Christmas and justifiably so -- it's intent was to collect a CD length holiday playlist that showcased the style of improv-leaning bands on Christmas classics. Though at the time I thought I had cultivated the cream of jamband holiday fare, it became obvious that more material...